11. (Music, other) music a metal tuning peg on a piano, the end of which is inserted into a detachable key by means of which it is turned

12. (Surgery) surgery a metal rod, esp of stainless steel, for holding together adjacent ends of fractured bones during healing

13. (Chess & Draughts) chess a position in which a piece is pinned against a more valuable piece or the king

14. (Golf) golf the flagpole marking the hole on a green

15. (Mechanical Engineering)

a. the cylindrical part of a key that enters a lock

b. the cylindrical part of a lock where this part of the key fits

16. (Wrestling) wrestling a position in which a person is held tight or immobile, esp with both shoulders touching the ground

17. (Building) a dovetail tenon used to make a dovetail joint

18. (Units) (in Britain) a miniature beer cask containing 4 gallons

19. (Anatomy) (usually plural) informal a leg

20. be put to the pin on one's collar Irish to be forced to make an extreme effort

vb (tr) , pins, pinningorpinned

21. to attach, hold, or fasten with or as if with a pin or pins

22. to transfix with a pin, spear, etc

23. (foll by on) informal to place (the blame for something): he pinned the charge on his accomplice.

24. (Chess & Draughts) chess to cause (an enemy piece) to be effectively immobilized by attacking it with a queen, rook, or bishop so that moving it would reveal a check or expose a more valuable piece to capture

25. (Building) Also: underpin to support (masonry), as by driving in wedges over a beam

[Old English pinn; related to Old High German pfinn, Old Norse pinni nail]

PIN

(pɪn)

n acronym for

(Banking & Finance) personal identification number: a number used by a holder of a cash card or credit card used in EFTPOS

pin

(pɪn)

n., v. pinned, pin•ning.n.

1. a small, slender, often pointed piece of metal, wood, etc., used as a fastener or support.

2. a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things together.

3. any of various forms of fasteners, badges, or ornaments consisting essentially or partly of a penetrating wire or shaft (often used in combination): a fraternity pin; a tiepin.

4.

a. a short metal rod, as a linchpin, driven through holes in adjacent parts, as a hub and an axle, to keep the parts together.

b. a short cylindrical rod or tube, as a wrist pin or crankpin, joining two parts so as to permit them to move in one plane relative to each other.

takedown - (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"

triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

3.

pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

There was nothing subtle or hidden about her charms; her beauty was all there, flaming and apparent: the spun-gold hair that comb nor confining pin could restrain; the blue eyes that were like nothing but sapphires; two lips that pouted, that were so red one could only think of cherries or some other delicious crimson fruit in looking at them.

The teacher, a grave, elderly man, interfered; then turned his back a moment and Tom pulled a boy's hair in the next bench, and was absorbed in his book when the boy turned around; stuck a pin in another boy, presently, in order to hear him say "Ouch

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